Pulling die



A. SOLOSKO PULLING DIE March 9, 1937.

Filed May 1, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 March 9, 1937.

A. SOLOSKO FULLING DIE Filed May 1, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jfrakczrzz 50 (05/?0 m 82% jffolvzeys Patented Mar. 9 1937 UNITED STATES PULLING DIE Abraham 'Solosko, Chicago, n1.

Application May 1, 1936; Serial No. 77,353

Claims.

This invention relates to pulling dies for hats.

One form of the invention is shown as applied to a device of this character wherein a crown portion is associated with a base portion which -5 is so formed as to provide a surface to receive the brim of a hat.

The present invention concerns itself more specifically with means for adjusting the relative heighth of the crown portion so that the operator may readily elevate the crown portion to any desired heighth with respect to the base portion and lock it in its elevated position.

The features and advantages of the invention will appear more clearlyfrom the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein a preferred form of the invention is shown.

In the drawings- Fig. 1 is a View in side elevation of a pulling die embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the pulling die, as shown, comprises a stand portion 5 which is cast of a suitable material. The stand portion 5 is of a substantially oval shape in horizontal cross section and decreases in size upwardly as shown most clearly by Fig. 3. A plurality of downwardly extending portions 6 of the casting 5 provide legs for supporting the device on a bench or work table. A crown portion 1, comprising a hollow dome shaped casting, is formed to fit within an opening 8 of the stand 5. In order that the crown portion 1 may fit closely to the upper edge 9 of the stand 5, the outer surface of the open end of the crown portion is extended vertically without decreasing in size for a substantial distance. The upper part of the crown portion 7 may take any desired shape such as the irregular shape shown in Fig. 3 at ID for giving a desired shape to the hat. Immediately below its top edge 8, the stand 5 is provided with an outwardly flaring surface H which is utilized to receive the brim of a hat stretched over the crown 1, as will be readily understood.

The crown l is vertically adjustable within the stand 5. A bar l2 has a head I3 thereon which is secured to the crown l by means of screws 14 to depend from the crown down into the hollow space 8 within the stand 5. The bar l2 has 65 thereon a series of gear teeth l5 which mesh with a gear l6 rotatably mounted in the stand 5 for raising and lowering the crown. The stand 5 has cast therein a web l'!- which extends across the stand 5 and is provided with a vertically extending bearing l8 for the bar l2. This vertically extending bearing l8-is offset horizontally from portions I9 and 20 of the web I1 and is slotted with aslot 2|, to receive the bar [2. The bar I2 is substantially cylindrical except for the provision of the gear teeth I5-which project from the bar and are narrower in width than the diameter of the bar l2. The slot 2| has a cylindrical portion which receives the cylindricalpart of the bar I2, and has a reduced straight portion 22 in which the teeth 15 are vertically movable. The bearing 18 is hollowed out at 23 to provide space for the gear l6 and a hub 24 for the gear 16. The portion 20 of the web I! and a part of the portion I 9 of the web I! are drilled to provide a cylindrical hole 25 to receive a shaft 26 on which the gear I6 is secured by means of a set screw 21 in the hub 24 of the gear. A washer 28 may desirably be interposed between the hub 24 and the adjacent part of the web H. The shaft 26 carries a hand wheel 29 for rotating the gear Hi to raise and lower the bar l2.

In order to lock the bar l2 and the crown 1 in any desired position, the bearing [8 is provided with a screw threaded opening 30 which extends into the cylindrical part 2| of the slot which receives the bar l2. A screw threaded rod 3| extends through the stand 5 and is screw threaded into the opening 30 to engage against the bar [2 and lock it in any position. A wing nut 32 is provided on the outer end of the rod 3|.

The operation of the device is believed to be readily apparent from the foregoing description. It is also believed to be evident that the crown I may be readily removed from the stand 5 by releasing the rod 3i and lifting the crown to remove the bar I2 from the bearing I8. Thus any desired shape of crown may be used with the stand 5 so long as it fits the opening provided in the top of the stand. Different crowns 1' may be interchanged with stands having different shaped brim receiving surfaces H to provide any desired combination of crown and brim shape.

While certain embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the appended claims in which it is the intention to claim all novelty inherent in the invention as broadly as possible in view of the prior art.

,Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A pulling die comprising a hollow stand portion, a crown portion slidable vertically in the stand portion and having a depending bar fixed therein, said stand portion having a web extending across the interior thereof, a bearing extending vertically from said web to receive said bar, a shaft in said web and extending outwardly from the stand, and cooperating means on said shaft and bar for vertically adjusting the bar.

2. A pulling die comprising a hollow stand portion, a crown portion slidable vertically in the stand portion and having a depending bar fixed therein, said stand portion having a web extending across the interior thereof, a bearing extending vertically from said web to receive said bar,

a shaft in said web and extending outwardly from ,the stand, and cooperating means on said shaft .and bar for vertically adjusting the bar, said cooperating means comprising gear teeth on said bar, and a gear on said shaft having teeth meshed with the teeth on said bar.

3. A pulling die comprising a hollow stand portion, a crown portion slidable vertically in the.

stand portion and having a depending bar fixed therein, said stand portion having a web extending across the interior thereof, a bearing extending vertically from said web to receive said bar, a shaft in said web and extending outwardly from the stand, cooperating means on said shaft and bar for vertically adjusting the bar, and manually adjustable means for locking said bar against vertical movement in its bearing.

4. A pulling die comprising a hollow stand portion, a crown portion slidable vertically in the stand portion and having a depending bar fixed therein, said stand portion having a Web extending across the interior thereof, a bearing extending vertically from said web to receive said bar, a shaft in said web and extending outwardly from the stand, cooperating means on said shaft and bar for vertically adjusting the bar, and manually adjustable means for locking said bar against vertical movement in its bearing, said stand having an outwardly flaring brim receiving surface at the top thereof.

5. A pulling die comprising a hollow stand portion, a crown portion slidable vertically in the stand portion and having a depending bar fixed therein, said stand portion having a web extending across the interior thereof, a bearing extending vertically from said web to receive said bar, a shaft in said web and extending outwardly from the stand, cooperating means on said shaft and bar for vertically adjusting the bar, and manually adjustable means for locking said bar against vertical movement in its bearing, said stand having an outwardly flaring brim receiving surface at the top thereof, and said stand having downwardly projecting leg portions integral therewith for supporting the stand.

ABRAHAM SOLOSKO. 

